新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻课件

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,*,Book 2 Unit 3 Section A,Marriage Across Nations,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Para. 1 Gail and I imagined a quiet wedding. During our two years together we had experienced the usual,ups and downs,of a couple learning to know, understand, and respect each other.,ups and downs: the mixture of good and bad experiences,盛衰；沉浮,Gail and I have been together for two years. During these two years we have experienced something good and bad. These good and bad experiences will often appear when the lovers learn to know, understand, and respect each other.,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,Para. 1 But,through it all,we had honestly,confronted,the,weaknesses,and,strengths,of each others characters.,weakness: disadvantage; demerit; defect; shortcoming; short point,strength: strong point; merit; advantage,through it all: in these two years,confront: face; admit,But in these two years we honestly face the disadvantages and,advantages in our characters.,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,Para. 2,Our racial and cultural differences enhanced our relationship and taught us a great deal about,tolerance,compromise, and,being open with each other,.,be open with sb: speak frankly and sincerely,开诚布公,tolerance: forgiveness,compromise: understand each other,Our racial and cultural differences make our relationship grow closer.,These differences also make us learn to forgive, understand each other and speak to each other frankly and sincerely.,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,Para. 2,Gail sometimes wondered why I and other blacks,were so involved with,the racial issue, and I was surprised that she seemed to forget the,subtler,forms of racial,hatred,in American society.,be involved with: cause someone to become connected with sth,使介入；使卷入,如此热衷于：如此关注,subtle: delicate,hatred: extreme dislike,Sometimes Gail wants to know why I and other black men pay much attention to the racial problem.,To my surprise, Gail seems to forget the fact that in American society there are delicate forms of strong racial dislike among American people.,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,Para. 3 Gail and I,had no illusions about what the future held for us,as a married,mixed couple,in America. The continual source of our,strength,was our mutual trust and respect.,have no illusions about: have no imagination about,holdfor sb/sth: 对某人/事意味着,mixed couple: a couple from different races get married,Gail and I are from different races and get married. As this kind of couple, we are very realistic. We know that there will be difficulty and hardship in the future.,strength: power; courage,Our mutual trust and respect continually give us the power and make us have the courage to keep this relationship.,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Para. 4 We wanted to avoid the mistake made by many couples of marrying for the wrong reasons, and only finding out ten, twenty, or thirty years later that they were incompatible, that they hardly took the time to know each other, that they overlooked serious personality conflicts in the expectation that marriage was an,automatic,way to make everything,work out,right.,Many couples get married for the wrong reasons. After ten, twenty or thirtyyears, they find they are not well-matched. Before getting married, they dont spend time knowing each other, so they dont realize that their characters have serious difference. They hope marriage can naturally solve all problems. Many couples will make this mistake.,We want to avoid making the same mistake.,automatic:,自动的,work out: be successful,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,Para. 4 We wanted to avoid the mistake made by many couples of marrying for the wrong reasons, and only finding out ten, twenty, or thirty years later that they were incompatible, that they hardly took the time to know each other,that they overlooked serious personality conflicts in the expectation that marriage was an automatic way to make everything,work out,right.,许多夫妻因为错误的理由结了婚, 结果在10年、20年或30年后才发觉他们原来是合不来的。他们在婚前几乎没有花时间去互相了解，他们忽视了严重的性格差异，指望婚姻会自然而然地解决各种问题。我们希望避免重蹈覆辙。,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻, they overlooked serious personality conflicts in the expectation that marriage was an automatic way to make everything work out right.,Sb. does sth. in the expectation that ,某人做某事，期望/指望着,用于表述,“某人做某事时的期望或目的”,。,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,许多学生从大学毕业时, 指望很快能找到称心的工作。,Sb. does sth. in the expectation that ,某人做某事，期望/指望着,找到：land,称心：in accordance with their wishes,Many students graduate from college in the expectation that they can soon land jobs in accordance with their wishes.,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,Para. 4,That point was emphasized b耀the fact that Gails parents, after thirty-five years of marriage, were going through a bitter and painful divorce, which had destroyed Gail and for a time had a negative effect on our budding relationship,.,Para. 4 That point was emphasized by the fact that Gails parents, after thirty-five years of marriage, were going through a,bitter,and painful divorce, which had destroyed Gail and,for a time,had a negative effect on our,budding,relationship.,The fact emphasizes that above point.,The fact is that Gails parents are experiencing a painful divorce after thirty-five years of marriage.,Gail suffers a lot from her parents divorce. This thing has a bad effect on our beginning love relationship.,bitter: painful; full of hatred,budding: beginning,for a time: for a period of time,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,Para. 5 When Gail spread the news of our wedding plans to her family she met with some,resistance,. Her mother, Deborah,all along,had,been supportive of,our relationship, and even joked about when we were going to get married so she could have grandchildren.,Instead of congratulations upon hearing our news, Deborah counseled Gail to be really sure she was doing the right thing.,resistance: objection,all along: all the time,be supportive of: support,If we get married, my mother will have grandchildren.,upon: as soon as; when,一就；当时候,When she hears our wedding plans, Gails mother doesnt express her congratulations.,Instead Gails mother advises Gail to consider whether her decision is right or not.,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,听到我们要结婚的消息时，她没有向我们表示祝贺，反而劝盖尔想清楚自己的决定是否正确。,Instead of congratulations upon hearing our news, Deborah counseled Gail to be really sure she was doing the right thing.,Instead of (doing) sth. upon doing, sb. do sth. else.,一 ，某人并不做，而是,用于表述,“,某人的反常规做法,”,。,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,听到别人说闲话， 他并没有大发雷霆， 而是一笑置之。,Instead of blowing his top at others gossip, he shrugged it off with a laugh.,Instead of (doing) sth. upon doing, sb. do sth. else.,一 ，某人并不做，而是,闲话：gossip,大发雷霆,：,blow ones top,不屑一顾：shrug sth,off,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,Para. 6,“So it was all,right for me to date him,but its wrong for me to,marry him. Is his color the problem, Mom? ” Gail,subsequently,told me she had asked her mother.,subsequent: happening after sth else,后来的；随后的,later,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,Para. 7 “To start with I must admit that at first I,harbored reservations about,a mixed marriage, prejudices you might even call them. But when I met Mark I found him a charming and intelligent young guy. Any mother would be proud to,have him for a son-in-law,. So, color has nothing to do with it.,have reservations about: have some doubts about,对持保留意见,At first I admit that I have some doubts about a mixed marriage.,You might regard my thought as prejudices.,son-in-law: husband of ones daughter,女婿,任何一个母亲都会因为有这样一个女婿而感到脸上有光的。,My resistance to your marriage is not because he is a black man.,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,Para. 7 Yes, my friends talk. Some even express shock at what you are doing. But they live in a different world. So you see, Marks color is not the problem.,My biggest worry is that you may be marrying Mark for the same wrong reasons that I married your father.,Yes, my friend will gossip. Some people will be surprised at your mixed,marriage. But their life is different from ours. So you should understand,that Marks color is not the problem.,我最大的担心是你也许跟我当初嫁给你爸爸一样，为了错误的原因而嫁给马克。,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,My biggest worry is that you may be marrying Mark for the same wrong reasons that I married your father.,Ones biggest worry is that the other may do sth. (else) for the same wrong reason that one did sth.,某人最大的担心，是另一人也许跟自己当初做某事一样，为了错误的原因而做某事(另一事)。,用于表述,“,担心某人犯同样的错误,”,。,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,我最大的担心， 是我弟弟也会像我当初干蠢事一样，为了错误的原因而做傻事。,My biggest worry is that my brother may do a dumb thing for the same wrong reasons that I ever did something stupid.,Ones biggest worry is that the other may do sth. (else) for the same wrong reason that one did sth.,愚蠢的：dumb,干蠢事：do a dumb thing,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,Para. 7When we met I saw him as my beloved, intelligent, charming, and caring. It was all so new, all so exciting, and we both thought, on the surface at least, that ours was an ideal marriage with every indication that it would last forever. I realized only later that I didnt know my beloved, your father, very well when we married.”,When your father and I meet with each other at first, I think that your,father is lovely, intelligent, attractive and considerate. Everything is,new and exciting to us. Seemingly our marriage is ideal. All signs show,that our marriage will last forever.,Later I realized that when we get married, I do not know the character,of your father. I dont know whether we are suitable or not.,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,Para. 8 “But Mark and I have been together more than two years,” Gail,railed,. “Weve been through so much together. Weve seen each other,at our worst,many times. Im sure that time will only confirm what we feel deeply about each other.”,rail: complain about sth/sb in a very angry way.,at ones worst: in ones worst state,We have experienced a lot when we are together.,We have seen our mutual worst state many times.,I am sure that time will prove that we love each other deeply.,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,Para. 9 “You may be right. But I still think that waiting wont hurt. Youre only twenty-five.”,但我还是认为再等一等没坏处。,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,Para. 10 Gails father, David,whom I had not yet met,personally,approached,our decision with,a father-knows-best,attitude. He basically asked the same questions as Gails mother: “Why the haste? Who is this Mark? Whats his,citizenship status,? ”,approach: start dealing with,着手处理；对付,a father-know-best: 知事莫若夫的态度,I do not meet Gails father, David, in person. David starts dealing with our,wedding plans with a father-knows-best attitude.,LIke Gails mother, he also asks the same questions.,Why do you in such a hurry?,citizenship status:,公民身份,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,Para. 10 And when he,learned of,my problems with the,citizenship department, he immediately suspected that I was marrying his daughter in order to remain in the United States.,learn of: come to know,citizenship department: citizenship status,When Gails father knows my citizenship status has some problems, he,immediately doubts that because I want to stay at the United States, I,marry his daughter.,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,Para. 11 “But Dad, thats,harsh,” Gail said.,Para. 12 “Then why the,rush,?” he asked,repeatedly,.,harsh: unkind,rush: in a hurry,repeated: said many times,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,Para. 13 “Mark has had problems with citizenship before and has always taken care of them himself,” Gail defended. “,In fact, he made it very clear when we were discussing marriage that if I had any doubts about anything, I should not hesitate to cancel our plans. ”,Mark has some problems with citizenship status.He deals with his citizenship status himself.,In fact, Mark has said that he has some problems with citizenship status,when we discuss our wedding plans.,If I doubt anything, I can cancel our wedding plans immediately.,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,事实上，当我们在讨论结婚的时候，他清楚地表明了一点：如果我对任何事情有怀疑, 我完全可以取消我们的计划。,In fact, he made it very clear when we were discussing marriage that if I had any doubts about anything, I should not hesitate to cancel our plans.,Sb. makes it clear when that ,在,时，某人清楚地表明一点：,用于表述,“,某人,在某事上的态度,”,。,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,谈到大学生活时，他清楚地明确一点：学习上没有目标如同开车没有方向盘,。,He made it clear when it came to college life that having no compass in study is like driving with no steering wheel.,目标：compass,方向盘：steering wheel,Sb. makes it clear when that ,在,时，某人清楚地表明一点：,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,Para. 14 Her father proceeded to quote statistics showing that mixed couples had higher divorce rates than couples of the same race and gave examples of mixed couples he had counseled who were having marital difficulties.,她父亲开始引用统计数据说明异族通婚的离婚率比同族结婚的要高，而且还列举了接受过他咨询的、在婚姻上有麻烦的异族通婚夫妇的例子。,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,Para. 15 “Have you thought about the hardships your children could go through?” he asked.,Para. 16 “Dad, are you a racist? ”,Para. 17 “No, of course not. But you have to be realistic.”,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,Para. 18 “Maybe our children will have some problems, but whose children dont? But one thing theyll always have: our love and devotion.”,Para. 18,“,也许我们的孩子会遇到一些问题。但谁的孩子不会呢? 可是有一样东西他们将会永远拥有，那就是我们的爱。,”,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,Para. 19 “Thats idealistic. People can be very cruel toward children from mixed marriages.”,Para. 20 “Dad, well worry about that when the time comes.,If we had to resolve all doubt before we acted, very little would ever get done.”,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,假如我们在做任何事情之前,必须把所有的疑难问题全部解决的话,那么我们几乎就什么都干不成了。,If we had to resolve all doubt before we acted, very little would ever get done.,If sb. have to do sth. before sb. do sth, else, ,(否定意义的主句) 在,之前，假如必须做,，那么,用于表述,“,某人不赞同某种做法,”,。,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,假如在启动一个项目前必须解决所有问题, 那么实施此计划将没有多大意义。,If all the problems have to be tackled before a project is launched, there would be little point in implementing it.,If sb. have to do sth. before sb. do sth, else, ,(否定意义的主句) 在,之前，假如必须做,，那么,启动：launch,解决：tackle,实施：implement,做没有意义：there is no point in doing sth,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,Book 2,Unit 3,New Horizon College English,Para. 21 “Remember, its never too late to change your mind.”,“,记住，你什么时候改变主意都不晚。,”,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,What will be the main barrier to marriages across nations?,Language barrier;,The cultural differences;,Different patterns of seeing things;,Different dietary habits;,Different principles of conduct;,Different social values;,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,What are the merits and demerits of marriage across nations?,Tips,Tips,Merits:,Facilitating the couples to speak new languages;,More chances to get insight into new cultures;,More opportunities for overseas travels;,Their childrens tendency to be healthier and brighter;,The edge of their children over the other children in terms of language learning;,For more,Demerits:,More obstacles to overcome with regard to culture and customs;,More complex procedures to go through to be united as a lawful couple;,Their childrens undergoing many more hardships;,More chances of breakup due to cultural differences;,More tendency to leave single-parent children as a result of their divorce;,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,What is your opinion about divorce?,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,What is your opinion about divorce?,Traditionally, a couple should be faithful to each other. Many couples stayed married for the sake of their loyalty to each other and for the good of children, even though their marriages were far from happy. In their eyes, getting divorced means violating the traditional family values and would bring shame to both of them.,However, there have been some remarkable changes in peoples attitudes toward divorce. Divorce is now a natural and wise choice for the marriage that has ceased to exist but in name. Some even consider it as a sign of social progress for women to break free from an unhappy marriage.,新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻,